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Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi finds himself embroiled in an intensifying probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths in the tender fixing case involving the Bridge and Roof Company. Surprisingly, four government officials were seen entering his residence in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday. It is suspected that they took several vital documents with them.
Despite the summon, the senior IAS officer has not yet appeared before the CBI probe team.
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According to sources, the officials including three men and a woman reached the residence in the morning in a white-coloured car (registration number OD-05 BU-7809) and remained inside the premises for nearly half an hour. They went into the bureaucrat’s residence and came out of it with some papers in their hands and hurriedly left the place.
The bureaucrat was expected at the CBI office in Bhubaneswar at 10.00 AM on November 11. However, he is known to be in Delhi at the time. His accommodation was traced to Ashok Hotel, a booking facilitated by the Home Department, from November 11 to 13.
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Questions arise regarding Sethi’s decision not to attend the CBI summons in Bhubaneswar and there has been speculation on whether he planned to meet the CBI officials in New Delhi instead. His involvement relates to an Rs 10 lakh bribery case, resulting in his removal from a previous position and transfer by the State government.
The senior official has been appointed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the General Administration and Public Grievances department. Observers continue to speculate on his movements and the reasons behind his absence from Bhubaneswar during this pivotal stage of the probe.
